I was excited to find out in addition to Salesmen of the Month last month, I was also in the top 50% in the US of CPO vehicle sales for November. Again thank you to all who have purchased from me last month and previously. I look forward to earning your business again.
Adam
Since the launch of the new 204 chassis (the C-Class) last year Mercedes Benz has reported over 500,000 have been delivered. That shows how great the new C-Class is. It also says a lot about how the “down economy” is spending their money (still buying Mercedes vehicles). The sales of the C-Class have been a huge part of the success Mercedes has shown this year.
With that said as the current 211 chassis is drawing to an end, Mercedes-Benz has reached a great mile stone in auto sales. 1.5 million E-Class sedans have been delivered since the launch in 2002. During that span Mercedes has reintroduced the diesel to the USA. First as the E320 CDI and now as the E320 BlueTEC. The diesel not only provides excellent fuel economy, but ultra low emissions as well. It was awarded the “2007 World Green Car of the Year” award in April last year.
2009 is going to be a great year for us. We have the GLK in Janurary, and the new E sedan, coupe, and convertible in late spring/early summer next year. We will see our first hybrids in the S-Class and the ML sometime in the fall. Lots of great new vehicles to enhance the already great current line up.
I just wanted to say a quick thank you to my clients who purchased from me last month. With your help I achieved the top sales person for the 2nd time this year. I also had the most appointment shows of any sales person for the month of November as an added award. I look forward to a busy December.
Happy Holidays
Adam
I was very excited to see our GLK demo arrive yesterday. I believe the GLK will be a huge success. I have taken additional photos to get uploaded soon. Check back for those. If you would like to schedule a time for a test drive let me know.
In “GLK Hands On 1.0” I gave an overall of my experience in the GLK vs the RDX and X3. A couple of things I will touch on is under the hood, driver and passenger layout, cup holders, and the trunk.
Lets start under the hood…
A few things to point out to you. First off on the GLK and X3 no battery to be seen. The RDX has it upfront on the drivers side…anyone want to guess where the #1 spot that is impacted when a front impact occurs? Well if you guessed front left you guessed correctly. With the battery placed there you could potentially have some problems if the front is compromised. First battery acid leaking out? Second there could be a potential for a spark? Lastly what happens if your vehicle looses power from the battery…cant unlock power door locks, hazard lights don’t operate, can’t roll down power windows, I can go on and on. I am sure you get the idea.
Next thing we are looking at is the hood pins or latches. The RDX has one (that’s required by law). The X3 has 3 like us, the difference is ours are spaced a little further out to the edges of the hood. It gives us a little better hold when the hood is closed.
Thirdly I will point out our use of dual bulkheads. The X3 and RDX have a single bulkhead. To simplify it even more, if you look around our engines you see weather stripping to help with aerodynamics (less air under the hood) and it seals off the engine from dirt and debris. Also, it reduces engine noise and any potential odor from under the hood.
The last item I will mention here that you can’t see here is the finish of the under belly of the vehicle. The only reason I am mentioning it here is if you were to look down through the engine bay on the RDX you will see the asphalt the X3 for the most part is finished from front to rear of the vehicle, just not to the extent of the GLK.
Moving on…
